157th Annual Conference, Launceston 2019
The Devonshire Association’s 157th Annual Conference and AGM will be held at the The Eagle House Hotel and the Town Hall in Launceston, Cornwall from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2019. The...
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South Devon Branch report for the year to March 2019
Our spring 2018 season consisted of three lectures given by experienced speakers: Derek Gore who described the ongoing archaeological excavations on the Romano-British site near Ipplepen; Michael Martyn who related the sad story of...
Notices (updated 11 Mar 2019)
This is the place for notices and short news items that will be of interest to members of the DA. You may also wish to look at the Events news page where new events...
Events news (updated 1 Feb 2019)
This page notifies recent additions and changes to events – both our own and selected external events. To keep up to date, you should also check the Notices page, where other news is reported....
Industrial Archaeology Section Newsletter 4
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Exeter Branch report: Aug 2018 to Jan 2019
On Wednesday 8 August 2018, Tony Buller led a party along Dawlish seafront to learn about: (a) the transformation of the town from a medieval agricultural community to a fashionable watering place and then...
Tavistock & West Devon Branch report: Sep 2018 to Jan 2019
The range and versatility of our branch membership has featured prominently in our meetings since the beginning of the new season and we have welcomed a further increase in membership over the period. In...
Plymouth and District Branch report: Jul 2018 to Jan 2019
Our two summer visits were both to locations on Plymouth Hoe. In July we visited the Royal Citadel, Plymouth’s most important historic building and one of Britain’s finest 17th century fortresses. Commissioned by Charles...
East Devon Branch report: Sep 2018 to Jan 2019
In September, and as a prelude to our winter series of talks, many branch members enjoyed our annual ‘Meet the President’ lunch at the Belmont Hotel in Sidmouth. Once again, the occasion provided an...
Report and Transactions 2018 – an overview
Volume 150 of the Devonshire Association’s annual Report and Transactions was published in December 2018. It features a new cover design that coordinates with our DA News magazine and this website, and at 632...